California Humanist Awards $4K Good without God Scholarship

As high school seniors approach graduation, many are eager to learn about scholarship opportunities offered by local organizations and individuals. Often these scholarships are based around a particular interest or future career path. 4-H clubs... Read More
Why “Five Fierce Humanists”? A Comment on White Supremacy and the “Movement”

Several months ago, after seeing issue after issue of the Humanist magazine with white folks on the cover, I approached editor Jennifer Bardi with the idea for a feature story on Black women humanists that... Read More
USCIRF’s Annual Report Misses the Mark on Bangladesh

The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) recently released their closely watched annual report on religious freedom, and while the report does a thorough job of chronicling religious freedom abuses against religious minorities and... Read More
Sessions to Those Fleeing Domestic and Gang Violence: Not Our Problem

On Monday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions declared that domestic and gang violence are not legitimate grounds for asylum. Sessions’ ruling overturns a 2016 immigration appeals court decision that granted asylum to a Salvadoran woman whose... Read More
A “Kaleidoscope of Extraordinary Parts”: Humanists Celebrate LGBTQ Intersectionality at Capital Pride

This past weekend I had the pleasure of joining fellow humanists, atheists, and freethinkers at the 43rd Capital Pride Festival. This event occurs annually in Washington, DC, as a part of a weekend to educate,... Read More
What Happened in Vegas Extends beyond Vegas

Hundreds of humanists gathered last weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the American Humanist Association’s 77th Annual Conference. Attendees came together to celebrate humanism and learn more about a variety of topics, including social justice,... Read More
Humanists in Houston: Joining Foundation Beyond Belief’s Disaster Response Program

Last August Hurricane Harvey made landfall as a category four hurricane, wreaking havoc on the Texas coast with a deluge of more than fifty inches of rain in parts of the Houston area that flooded... Read More